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Wind Trading in the Rue Quinquempoix, 1720
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Wind Trading in the Rue Quinquempoix, 1720

anonymous · 1720 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Satirical print on the wind trade in the Rue Quinquempoix in Paris, where this trade was primarily conducted. Street clashes between traders and ruined buyers. The caption contains a three-column verse, with inscriptions in Dutch within the print. Print 16 in the series Het Groote Tafereel der Dwaasheid with satirical prints on the Wind Trade or Share Trade of 1720.

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cartoonprintfinancial panicstreet-fights, riotsParisWindhandel van 1720
Credit lineWindhandel in de Rue Quinquempoix, 1720. 1720. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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